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From June 18–21, 2013, forty-eight teachers from around the state assembled on The University of Texas at San Antonio campus for "America at War in the Twentieth Century," an institute examining American military conflicts since 1900. Topics addressed included the Spanish American War, World War I, American isolationism and neutrality between the wars, World War II, Latinos in World War II, the origins of the Cold War, the Truman Doctrine, and the wars in Korea and Vietnam.

The institute keynote presentation was delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy of Stanford University.

The institute faculty also included Senate Historian Emeritus Richard A. Baker; Arnold Krammer and Brian McAllister Linn of Texas A&M University; Mark Atwood Lawrence, Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, and Jeremi Suri of The University of Texas at Austin; Matthew Dallek of the University of California Washington Center; Jennifer D. Keene of Chapman University; Joy Rohde of Trinity University; and UTSA scholars Robert S. Browning and Patrick J. Kelly.

Educational specialists Richard Koone from the National Museum of the Pacific War and Stacy Fuller from the Amon Carter Museum of American Art guided teachers in using historic documents and works of art to teach U.S. history.

Questions about Teacher Institutes

Call 512.440.1991 (press 2) or email institutes@humanitiestexas.org.

Teacher Professional Development

To learn more about Humanities Texas professional development institutes for Texas teachers, please visit the Education section of our website.

San Antonio Teacher Institute Photos : Slideshow
  1. Participants in the "America at War in the Twentieth Century" institute gather on The University of Texas at San Antonio campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the "America at War in the Twentieth Century" institute gather on The University of Texas at San Antonio campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
  2. Thumbnail of: Institute participants from San Antonio’s North East Independent School District, from left to right: (top) Matt Wilson of Madison High School, Ruth Kimmell of Johnson High School, Constance Milton of Roosevelt High School, (bottom) Kyle Jewasko of Johnson High School, Rebecca Smith of Madison High School, and Veronica Gomez of Lee High School.
  3. Thumbnail of: Ricardo Romo, president of The University of Texas at San Antonio and Humanities Texas board member, welcomes teachers at the institute's opening program, which was hosted by the Witte Museum.
  4. Thumbnail of: David M. Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University, delivers the institute's keynote address, "U.S. Strategy in World War II."
  5. Thumbnail of: Robert S. Browning III, lecturer in the history department at The University of Texas at San Antonio, delivers a lecture on the Spanish-American War.
  6. Thumbnail of: Robert S. Browning III responds to teachers' questions after his lecture on the Spanish-American War.
Participants in the "America at War in the Twentieth Century" institute gather on The University of Texas at San Antonio campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
San Antonio Teacher Institute Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the "America at War in the Twentieth Century" institute gather on The University of Texas at San Antonio campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
  2. Thumbnail of: Institute participants from San Antonio’s North East Independent School District, from left to right: (top) Matt Wilson of Madison High School, Ruth Kimmell of Johnson High School, Constance Milton of Roosevelt High School, (bottom) Kyle Jewasko of Johnson High School, Rebecca Smith of Madison High School, and Veronica Gomez of Lee High School.
  3. Thumbnail of: Ricardo Romo, president of The University of Texas at San Antonio and Humanities Texas board member, welcomes teachers at the institute's opening program, which was hosted by the Witte Museum.
  4. Thumbnail of: David M. Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University, delivers the institute's keynote address, "U.S. Strategy in World War II."
  5. Thumbnail of: Robert S. Browning III, lecturer in the history department at The University of Texas at San Antonio, delivers a lecture on the Spanish-American War.
  6. Thumbnail of: Robert S. Browning III responds to teachers' questions after his lecture on the Spanish-American War.
  7. Thumbnail of: Robert S. Browning III discusses historical documents concerning the Spanish-American War with teachers.
  8. Thumbnail of: Jennifer D. Keene, professor of history and chair of the history department at Chapman University, lectures on the United States' reasons for entering into World War II.
  9. Thumbnail of: Jennifer D. Keene leads teachers in a workshop examining American participation in World War II.
  10. Thumbnail of: Patrick J. Kelly, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at San Antonio, discusses isolationism and neutrality legislation after World War I.
  11. Thumbnail of: John Olmstead of South San Antonio High School asks a question after Patrick J. Kelly's lecture on American isolationism following World War I.
  12. Thumbnail of: Patrick J. Kelly engages teachers in discussion during an afternoon workshop on American foreign policy.
  13. Thumbnail of: David M. Kennedy delivers a lecture on American participation in World War II.
  14. Thumbnail of: David M. Kennedy leads an afternoon workshop examining historical documents related to American participation in World War II.
  15. Thumbnail of: Arnold Krammer, professor of history at Texas A&M University, discusses the turning points of World War II in Europe.
  16. Thumbnail of: Arnold Krammer shares historical newspapers for teachers to examine.
  17. Thumbnail of: Arnold Krammer reviews historical documents with Nancy Cooper (left) of Veribest High School in San Angelo and Patricia Hay of Alex W. Spence TAG Academy in Dallas. Cooper is a 2012 recipient of the Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award.
  18. Thumbnail of: During Arnold Krammer’s afternoon workshop, Elisa Murillo of the Center for Career and Technology Education in El Paso examines a German civil service award presented during the Nazi era.
  19. Thumbnail of: Brian McAllister Linn, Ralph R. Thomas Professor in Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, delivers a speech entitled “Presidential Leadership and Development of the Atomic Bomb.”
  20. Thumbnail of: Brian McAllister Linn leads a workshop with San Antonio teachers Constance Milton of Roosevelt High School and Rebecca Smith of Madison High School.
  21. Thumbnail of: From left to right: Sean Levings of Chavez Academy in Corpus Christi, Lori Camacho of Brennan High School in San Antonio, Kim Poorman of Corpus Christi College Prep, and Ernest Guerrero Jr. of Houston High School in San Antonio discuss Latino participation in World War II during an afternoon workshop.
  22. Thumbnail of: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez (left) discusses Latino participation in World War II with teachers.
  23. Thumbnail of: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez leads an afternoon workshop.
  24. Thumbnail of: Matthew Dallek, associate academic director of the University of California Washington Center, delivers a lecture on the home front during World War II.
  25. Thumbnail of: Matthew Dallek discusses historical materials related to the home front during World War II in an afternoon workshop.
  26. Thumbnail of: Matthew Dallek discusses teaching World War II with Sean Levings.
  27. Thumbnail of: Richard Koone, education director at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, gives a presentation on the museum's educational resources.
  28. Thumbnail of: Mark Atwood Lawrence, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, discusses the origins of the Cold War.
  29. Thumbnail of: Mark Atwood Lawrence delves further into the origins of the Cold War with teachers during an afternoon workshop.
  30. Thumbnail of: Joy Rohde, assistant professor of history at Trinity University, speaks about the Containment Doctrine and U.S. foreign policy following World War II.
  31. Thumbnail of: Joy Rohde addresses a question during an afternoon workshop with Kenetra Malone (left) of Round Rock's Cedar Ridge High School, Lori Simone-Acosta of Carrollton's Blalack Middle School, and Sulema Joiner of San Antonio's Shepard Middle School.
  32. Thumbnail of: Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and professor in the University’s department of history and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, lectures about media coverage of the Vietnam War.
  33. Thumbnail of: From left to right: Michael L. Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas, Jeremi Suri, and Senate Historian Emeritus Richard A. Baker.
  34. Thumbnail of: Jeremi Suri, discusses media coverage of the Vietnam War with teachers during an afternoon workshop. Seated to his right is his son, Zachary Suri.
  35. Thumbnail of: Richard A. Baker discusses war powers and executive-legislative conflicts in the twentieth century.
  36. Thumbnail of: Richard A. Baker speaks about his experiences as director of the U.S. Senate Historical Office during a workshop focused on war powers and executive-legislative conflicts.
  37. Thumbnail of: Institute participants from San Antonio Independent School District, from left to right: Ernest Guerrero Jr., Phillip Jenkins of New Tech San Antonio on the Sam Houston High School campus, Celena Botello of Wheatley Middle School, and Joseph Ostrowski of Travis Early College High School.
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